USVI Water & Power Authority

8 Business View Caribbean 14400 Carlson Circle, Tampa, FL 33626 www.sevenseaswater.com 813.855.8636 Delivering ~7 billion gallons of treated water annually! Water-as-a-Service TM Long-term, cost-effective total water managment solutions for municipal, industrial and commercial customers. Seven Seas Water is a global water treatment company that provides Water-as-a-Service TM by financing and managing the construction and long- term operations of large-scale water treatment facilities for municipal, industrial and commercial customers. We are a full service company with strong established technical experience in seawater reverse osmosis, high purity industrial water supply, potable water supply, waste water treatment and water reuse. Our service-focused partnerships guarantee the reliable water supply you require. customers. “That should be finished by the end of the year,” he says. “And we also have an RFP that we’re in the final stages of reviewing to convert all of our street lights to LED (Light Emitting Diode) with controls. So there’s a lot going on here at the utility.” When all of these processes, upgrades, and conver- sions are finally operational, Hodge believes that the U.S. Virgin Islands will be a world leader in combat- ing its dependence on fuel oil. “By adding flexibility to the system and the aggressive nature in which we’re bringing renewables onto the grid, you’ll see some of the highest percentages of peak, here, that you’ll see anywhere,” he states, proudly. “When you take our net metering and what we have grid-tied - that’s 20 per- cent of peak, or 23 mega-watts of our system which is peaking at 110. That’s unheard of in most places. And we’re going to double that,” he adds. In fact, WAPA is an integral part of the Virgin Islands’ efforts to reduce